Status:
COMPLETED
Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna Manual Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Jaseng Medical Foundation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Michigan State University
Conditions:
Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for chronic neck pain
Detailed Description
A multi-center randomized controlled, parallel, assessor-blinded trial will be conducted to evaluate the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for chronic n...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic neck pain patients (with pain duration of 3 months or longer)
- Patients with numeric rating scale (NRS) of radicular pain ≤ neck pain in neck pain patients with or without radiculopathy
- Patients with NRS of neck pain ≥5 during the 3 days
- Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent
Exclusion
- Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause neck pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation)
- Patients with history of neck surgery
- Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatment effect, safety, or interpretation of outcomes (e.g. chronic renal failure, vertebral artery complications, rheumatoid arthritis, Down syndrome)
- Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms such as spinal cord injury
- Patients with severe mental illness
- Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
- Patients who have received Chuna manual therapy or physical therapy, medicine such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or treatment(s) that may influence pain within the past week
- Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy
- Patients participating in other clinical studies or otherwise deemed unsuitable by the researchers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 18 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 28 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03294785
Start Date
October 18 2017
End Date
June 28 2019
Last Update
August 2 2019
Active Locations (5)
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1
Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
2
Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Busan, South Korea
3
Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Daejeon, South Korea
4
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Seoul, South Korea, 06110